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S. SIEMANG' 8v L. GUTTMANN. HERMETIGAL COVER WITH CLEANSING APPARATUSFOR GLOSETS, 8:0.

No. 455,975. Patented July 14,1891.

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' cleansing device, is represented in the accomenna, in the Empire ofAustria-Hungary, have UNITED] STATES;

PATENT OFFICE.

STEFAN SIEMANG AND LEQPOLD GUTTMANN, OF- VIENNA, AUSTRIA HUNGARY.

HERMETICAL COVER WITH CLEANSING APPARATUS FOR CLOSETS, 8m.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 455,975, dated July 14,1891.

, Application filed February 4, 1889. Serial No. 298,586. (No model.)Patented in Germany September 30, 1888, No. 47,2'7L'and November 5,1888, No. 47,658; in Italy November 8, 1888, XXII, 29,357, XLVIII, 217;in Switzerland January 8, 1889, No. 532: in England January 11,1889,110. 554: in France February 2,1889,N0.195,806; in BelgiumFebruaryl, 1889, N0. 84,876, and in Austria-Hungary March 13,1889.No.51,131 and No. 7,120-

To aZZ whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that we, STEFAN SIEMANG and LEOPOLD GUTTMANN, both of thecity of vViinvented certain new and useful Improvements in HermeticalCovers with Cleansing Apparatus for Closets and other Purposes,(Ohamber-Pots,) (patented in Austria-Hum gary March 13,1889, No. 51,131and No. 7,120; in Germany September 30 and November 5, 1888, Nos. 47,271and 47,658; in Italy November 3, 1888, No. XXII, 29,357, XLVIII, 217; inSwitzerland January 8, 1889, No. 582; in England January 11, 1889, No.55.4; in Belgium February 4, 1889, No. 84,876,, and in France February2, 1889, No. 195,806,) of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a hygienic lid or cover, with cleansingapparatus, which is specially adapted for providing closets andchamber-pots or other vessels containing offensively-smelling substancesor fluids with an air-tight lid or cover, and at the same time efiect acleansing of the upper surface or seat, whereby a long-felt want isfulfilled in hygienic direction. The closet-openings are of varyingform, so that it is often found desirable to arrange a new seat abovethe old one, or the latter can be retained. and the lid or cover made tofit the same and the cleansing device made to suit the opening, whichcan be provided with beveled polished edges.

Our improved air-tight lid or cover, with panying drawings, in whichFigure 1 represents a seat B with beveled edge, said edge being providedwith a thin layer of india-rubber c c. Fig. 2 is a sectional View of amodification of our hermetical cover applied to a chamber-pot. Fig. 3 isthe top View of the lid represented in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 represents a likearrangement of lid or cover for chamber-pots, it being evident that thecleaning device is in this case not necessary.

The conical edges of the tight-fitting beveledgcd lid or cover are alsoclad with a layer 0' c of india-rubber, and it will be evident that theheavier the lid D the better will be the closure effected by the same. Atight closure can, however, be effected in other manner, for instance,as represented in Fig. 2.

In the opening in the seat B, which in this case is not beveled orprovided with an indiarubber layer, we arrange a lid or cover D, made oftwo or more parts d (Z which are connected and guided by acentrally-arranged screw 21. An india-rubber ring or strip 0 is clampedbetween the edges of these two parts, and when in normal conditionprotrudes somewhat beyond the edge of the cover. If, however the twoparts of the lid or cover d d are brought nearer together by means ofthe central screw '6, the india-rubber ring will be pressed tightlyagainst the edge of the opening in the seat.

As represented in Fig. 2, the cover is provided with a hinge C, whichis, however, not

necessary when the edge of the opening is beveled. The cleaning deviceconsists of one or more receptacles b, in which an absorbentmaterial-such as a sponge, forinstanceisarranged. This receptacle 1) isconnected with the aforementioned bolt or screw '6 by a suit-- able arma.

By operating the receptacle or receptacles constituting the cleansingdevice Z) by means of the handle it one or more times the surface of theseat is thoroughly cleaned, and in order, to readily operate the lid orcover D we provide a second handle h,which can be turned down.

It will be evident that it is not absolutely necessarythat the cleaningdevice be arranged to turn around a single bolt or screw t', as the samecan be guided in rails along the periphery of the lid or coverD or 01but we consider thelatterarrangement less advantageous than the former.

The air-tight closing lid or cover D and the cleansing apparatus are socombined that by operating said cleansing apparatus the afore said twoor more parts d (Z of the cover will 7 be automatically tightened orloosened.

The arm a of the receptacle or cleaning device b is attached to asuitable nut m, to which the second handle 71 is also fixed, so thatwhen the latter is turned in conjunction with the nut a compression orreleasing of the indiarubber ensues.

The object of the springf, Fig. 2, is to facilitate the removal of theparts (1 d of the lid from each other, but is not necessary when theindia-rubber is sufficient for the purpose.

Having now particularly described the nature of our said invention,whatwe claim is 1. In a commode, thecombination, with the cover, of an arma, pivoted thereon concentrically with the seat, and a cleansing device-m ounted on the arm, substantially as set forth.

2. In closets and the like, the combination, with the cover or lid D, ofa cleansing apparatus consisting of the receptacle or vessel 1),attached to the nut m and to the handle h by means of the arm a, thewhole being adapted to operate substantially as set forth.

3. In a closet-commode or the like, the combination, with the cover madein two parts, and the bolt i,passing through said parts, having a nut mand handle h on its upper end, of the cleansing device I), connected tosaid nut and handle by means of the arm a, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof we have hereunto signed our names in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

STEFAN SIEMANG. LEOPOLD GUTTMANN.

WVitnesses:

EDMUND J UssEN, OTTO SOHIFFER.

